Want to create a gift wrapping station so all of your supplies are in one place? I’ll show you how I created mine!
Today I’m sharing one of my favorite home organizing ideas that came out of our basement clean-up and organization project. Several of the messy piles in our basement included rolls of gift wrap, gift bags, and tons of stray rolls of ribbon. I gathered them all together and came up with an organized gift wrapping station where everything I need to wrap gifts is stored and accessible in one easy-to-use spot:
Choosing a Gift Wrapping Station
My search for something to organize all of my gift wrapping supplies started by looking for a typical gift wrap organizer. Unfortunately, everything I found was either overpriced or not large enough to fit my wrapping stash.
Then I found this pretty and well-priced kitchen cart {here}. It’s big enough to fit my wrapping stash, has a large top that’s perfect for wrapping a quick present, is on wheels to make it mobile, and is versatile enough that it can do double duty for a few other needs I have too. And did I mention that it’s super cute?
You never know how it’s going to go when you have to put a piece of furniture together but this cart was a breeze – each part was labeled with a sticker and even the hardware was divided up and labeled with each step of the instructions.
Gift Wrapping Station Drawers
Once I had it assembled, I gathered together all of my smaller gift wrapping supplies to put in the drawers, including my tape dispenser, cards, and tags in one drawer:
and my velvet ribbon in the other one:
Handles & Hooks
The cart also comes with a handle on one side and two hooks on the other side. You could definitely drape tissue paper or folded gift wrap over the handle if you plan to mostly keep it in one spot but I decided to keep the handle naked so I had an easy way to grab the cart and roll it places when needed.
I did take advantage of the two hooks on the other side to hold a pair of scissors and shorter ribbon pieces that weren’t on rolls:
Gift Wrapping Station Shelves
Moving on to what’s on the shelves of my cart, the top shelf holds two pretty woven baskets found {here} as a set. One of the baskets holds my spools of ribbon (I use a piece of simple twine to keep them from unrolling):
and the right basket holds my pre-made bows. One of the cool things about these baskets is that they fold up for easy storage which makes them super versatile for lots of other uses in your home too:
On the bottom shelf of my gift wrapping station is a clear storage bin for my wrapping paper rolls that I found {here} – it’s the PERFECT size for my cart and long enough to hold my wrapping paper rolls!
These bins would also work well if you simply want to store rolls of wrapping paper on a shelf because they are nice and narrow in width and stackable.
On top of my wrapping paper storage box is a pair of {these 12″ x 12″ bins}. One of them holds bundles of tissue paper and the other holds small to medium sized gift bags:
It’s so nice having everything I need to quickly wrap a gift in one place instead of it being spread out between piles in the basement and I love that my gift wrapping station is on wheels so I can roll it right into my upstairs storage closet:
It’s also super easy to take the wrapping paper roll bin off the top and use it to quickly wrap a present or roll the cart into the space right outside of my closet if I have several to wrap and want more space to do it in:
And here’s another big plus for using a kitchen cart for a gift wrapping station instead of a more traditional storage piece – there are a bunch of other ways that you can put it to work!
Next time I wallpaper, I’m planning to unload the storage bins and use it to hold my sponge and bucket for wiping off the glue, edge roller, pencil and straight edge, and all of my other wallpapering tools (I’ll throw a towel over the butcher block top since it’s too pretty not to protect!). It will save me from bending down to get them off the ground each time and I can roll the cart around the room with me rather than having to continually pick up and move my tools from place to place.
The same goes for painting – having a rolling cart to rest my paint can, roller tray, and paper towels on that I can roll around the room with me will make painting easier and faster.
There are a lot of other uses for it too depending on your needs! It would be great tucked into a corner of your kitchen for storage of extra dinnerware or small appliances, would be a super cute spot for a coffee station, or could be used as an extra surface for food prep if you have limited countertop space:
The cart comes in gray, black, and green too so if it’s something you’d leave out in your kitchen, there’s a color option that will work for you! Another use for my cute kitchen cart would be to hold a few side dishes next to your table when you have a big holiday dinner and your table’s packed with food and guests. Or use it for craft storage or as a bar cart … so many options!
So now that I’ve found the perfect home for the stray wrapping paper rolls, ribbon, and gift bags, it’s time to start tackling a few more organization projects. Stay tuned…
Enjoy your weekend everyone!
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